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B-187566 1 (1977-01-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadeim0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECIUION n PILE: B-187566 THU COMPTROLLEN UNWRAL op TM UNITED ElATES WAUS DINTY N. :.. 901115 CATS: wvy'DTr C -1- tATTER OF: Long's Air Conditionlng, Inc. DIGEBT: Where principal on bid bond was identified by naming one firm as agent for another firmi'ao named there- on, bond is unusual in form raisingpatbility that latter firm was idded to bond instkZ A it after execu- tion by surety. In circumstances surety could argue after bid opening that it never agreed to apparent principal and bid accompanied by such band was required to be rejected. Lang's Air CondV'oning, Inc. tng) protests aard to anyone but itself under a Veterans Administration solicitation (Project No. NJA-001-9B), issued-August 30. 1976, for replacement of the nurses call and entertalmnent system for the VA Hospital, Cainesville, Florida. The contracting officer infoirmed Long that its bid was con- sidered ionresponsivei because the 'trm name which appeared an the bid form (reverise of SF 21) aiid thefirm name which appeared on the bid b6nd (SM 24) were not in agreement. The name, address signature and titlep pearing onthe bid form are shown as, 'Longs Air Conditii lhg, Inc. , 800 Rest Avenue, Avon Pafk, Florida, 33825, Kenneth Rf, -Long ' President. The prinepa, etc., at the op of the 'age of the bid bond, however, reads, Johnson Contrls,, Inc., 507 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, \53202, for Longr Air Conditioning, Inc., 800 N. Rest Avenue, Avon Park, Florida,, 33825, and the signa- ture for the principal at the bottom of the page of the bid bond form reads, Johnson Controls. Inc., and contains the sfgnature of Marianne T. Jarmui, Attorney-in-Fact. In addition, the bond states that the principal is incorporated in the state of Wisconsin, which is correct for Johnson but incorrect for Lang a Florida corporition. As explained by Long: * * *Because of the short lead time in finiig out about the subject project, and in preparing our bid for the project, we were not able to obtain a Bid Band through our' normal sources and therefore had Johnson Controls, Inc. provide the Bid Bond for us. 'I ~2 .* LL I i . 1:

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